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Training Course on Climate Change Vulnerability Analysis»

Introduction

This course is designed to guide conservation and resource management practitioners in two essential elements in the design of climate adaptation plans. Specifically, it will provide guidance in identifying which species or systems are likely to be most strongly affected by projected changes; and understanding why these resources are likely to be vulnerable, including the interaction between climate shifts and existing stressors.

Target Audience:

The target audience includes conservation practitioner and other conservation managers who work on natural resource issues and need to determine which resources are most vulnerable when setting priorities for conservation action.

Duration: 5 days

Objectives: Participants will understand how to design and interpret natural resource related climate management actions to help build resiliency and adaption. Specifically, participants completing the course will be able to:

·Understand vulnerability assessment in the broader context of adaptation planning and other relevant contexts,

·Evaluate the different factors influencing vulnerability and how they can affect the outcome of vulnerability assessments,

·Identify and critiquing/evaluating the approaches for conducting a vulnerability assessment and choose among the options

·Design a vulnerability assessment applicable to their needs,

·Evaluate and interpret the results of vulnerability assessments and recognize next steps,

·Communicate the purposes, methods, and results of vulnerability assessments to others,

·Develop (elements of) a vulnerability assessment workplan/statement of work, including level of effort.

Course content

Introduction to the impacts of climate change

Introduction to extreme events and gradual changes of the climate; impacts on different natural and managed systems/ sectors (ecosystem, agricultural, freshwater, urban infrastructure and society) and regions.

Vulnerability

Introduction to the concept of vulnerability. Focused discussion on the vulnerabilities of different ecological and social systems, coastal vulnerability, particular issues for developing countries, refer to tipping points in the Earth System.

Vulnerability Analysis

Qualitative to semi-quantitative methods to evaluate vulnerabilities and impacts. Discussion on prioritization of different adaptation options, to qualitative measures of decision support, and connections between adaptation and mitigation: trade-offs and mal-adaptation.

Adaptation

Introduction to the concept, indicators of adaptation, problems of its operationalization. Potential adaptation options for issues of food security, energy security, and transport in developing and developed countries, and the limits of adaptation. Factors influencing adaptation strategies (technical, institutional, financial) and constraints to developing strategies; consequences of adaptation strategies. Resilience to climate change possibilities

Practical/ Field work /methodology

Interaction with climate change experts and make investigations and collect data, draw concept maps, etc. Later analyze results with different evaluation methods (network analysis, including a software solution), and to derive and test various adaptation means.

Requirements: Participants should have a basic knowledge of principles of conservation biology.

Start Date: 01/21/2019 End Date: 01/25/2019

Ksh 80000, $ 900

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Course Description

Course Duration: 5 days

Training Center: Datastat Research Center

Start Date: 01/21/2019

End Date: 01/25/2019

Fee: Ksh 80000, $ 900

Registration for this course has been closed. Please click ALL COURSES to view more future courses